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. >> rose: john dickerson, what does romney do coming out of this debate? >> i think what he does coming out of this, focus on the fact that the president had no, didn't talk much about new ideas for the next four years, his idea is this president is basically tired and run out of gas, and that was basically demonstrated in his performance in the first debate, the president's performance, it sort of matched the romney narrative so the narrative now is, well, he can attack me but he attacks me because we don't have any plans and we heard that line a thousand times from paul ryan so i think that is his argument coming out of this, he didn't have, with the exception of libya, any big stumbles or things that could be considered stumbles he didn't take advantage of his moment to connect with voters, he told a couple of stories, he talked a lot more about his massachusetts record than we have heard certainly earlier in the campaign, that was effort to show the connectivity with voters. i thought one thing about the real estate, this is kind of a bit of theatre re
. >> rose: john dickerson, what does romney do coming out of this debate? >> i think what he does coming out of this, focus on the fact that the president had no, didn't talk much about new ideas for the next four years, his idea is this president is basically tired and run out of gas, and that was basically demonstrated in his performance in the first debate, the president's performance, it sort of matched the romney narrative so the narrative now is, well, he can attack me but he...
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opponent, when romney ride to do it in the republican debate it didn't really work when he had a lead at one point he tried to stay above the fray and he engaged gingrich in a later debate and it worked better and i think the challenge for them now, for the obama team now is, they clearly can't follow the strategy in the second debate. what they also want to avoid a situation that happened with al fore where, al gore where you are seeing a different human being on the stage in the second debate than you are in the first debate. >> rose: go ahead. >> i think there is a certain starkness in the debate that you don't have in the convention. the contrast is extraordinary, in a convention, you are idolized 20,000 people in the room all love you, the energy of the crowd carries you on its shoulders, almost what you say doesn't matter long as long as you don't screw up, on a debate, there is a stark contrast because there is a very bare stage, if you look at there is nobody in front of you booing or cheering and you have a moderator and two people and almost like a gladiator and when you hav
opponent, when romney ride to do it in the republican debate it didn't really work when he had a lead at one point he tried to stay above the fray and he engaged gingrich in a later debate and it worked better and i think the challenge for them now, for the obama team now is, they clearly can't follow the strategy in the second debate. what they also want to avoid a situation that happened with al fore where, al gore where you are seeing a different human being on the stage in the second debate...
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now after two debates, it's romney who has been on the offensive in a way we've not seen him before and gingrich is a little bit lost and at sea. florida mearments of course in the republican race but also it's 29 electoral votes in the general election. so this is a -- an important proving ground. >> did romney make a deliberate shift? was this calculated? >> as gwynn said in the opening, he saw his political life flash before him over the weekend in south carolina and they have made a dramatic and aggressive pivot. a week ago today he had not committed to do any debates in florida. the day of the primary in south carolina when it was clear he was going to lose, he said i'll be at both debates. he had dawdled in releasing his tax information. the morning after the south carolina final, he said he would release them right away. he came out loaded in florida in both debates. it was a deliberate recognition that he was in real trouble. >> could you explain why it is that the roll any campaign and mitt romney himself did not plan better for the release of his tax returns, which he knew at
now after two debates, it's romney who has been on the offensive in a way we've not seen him before and gingrich is a little bit lost and at sea. florida mearments of course in the republican race but also it's 29 electoral votes in the general election. so this is a -- an important proving ground. >> did romney make a deliberate shift? was this calculated? >> as gwynn said in the opening, he saw his political life flash before him over the weekend in south carolina and they have...
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debate four years ago t wasn't any one moment that caused people to say romney had won, it was the overall difference between what seemed to be a kind of defensive, sometimes pet you lent obama and very assured in command romney. so that is what i think you need to pay as much attention to as those moments. >> sreenivasan: what about that level of expectation when romney looked presidential and perhaps the expectation for donald trump is can he look presidential, can he contain himself for this period of time, is that a different level of expectation we have for him than say hillary clinton who has had such a long career in public service? >> first of all, i'm developing an app which will deliver a nonlethal but painful shock to any analyst that says they have to appear presidential. you know, i always suggest someone should put on 200 pounds to look like william howard taft. but more seriously, i think there is a danger of overstating the fact that donald trump is so out of the mainstream of candidates, you know, not only no public office but no civic engagement that he is going to be hel
debate four years ago t wasn't any one moment that caused people to say romney had won, it was the overall difference between what seemed to be a kind of defensive, sometimes pet you lent obama and very assured in command romney. so that is what i think you need to pay as much attention to as those moments. >> sreenivasan: what about that level of expectation when romney looked presidential and perhaps the expectation for donald trump is can he look presidential, can he contain himself...
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the big open question is, how much will this debate be defined with the romney campaign's efforts and willingness on the part of the weed by joe biden's verbal and visual ticks which could end up this is all it is remembered for, even if that is dominant on cable and in comedy shows, which i think it certainly will be, i don't think this debate is really going to change much about the trajectory of where the race is, it is all going to look toward the presidential debate coming up. >> rose: john heilemann? >> charlie, you know, the first, hain thing i thought at the end of this debate, man i can't wait to see what saturday night live does with it, there is just a lot of wonderful, a lot of lampoonable moments and lampoonable behaviors and stylistic stuff as mark was mentioning about joe biden. >> i thought this debate was even on both sides very, aimed very much at the base of both parties and not only will democrats be enthused and i will get back to that in a second but republicans who had invested a lot of hope in paul ryan as a bright shining hope they heard a lot of things from h
the big open question is, how much will this debate be defined with the romney campaign's efforts and willingness on the part of the weed by joe biden's verbal and visual ticks which could end up this is all it is remembered for, even if that is dominant on cable and in comedy shows, which i think it certainly will be, i don't think this debate is really going to change much about the trajectory of where the race is, it is all going to look toward the presidential debate coming up. >>...
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debate one that goes away. debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage, people are looking at every poll, every 13 secretaries. but that's too much information. he's got a -- >> it is interesting, do you buy it that they are both popular now, because months ago when we were sitting here you are saying there wasn't much enthusiasm for either n a way, you know. >> the enthusiasm is certainly up there for romney at this point. and i don't think you can overstate the importance of the first debate in the election of 2012. by his unilateral disarmament, disengagement, call it what you want, the president enabled mitt romney to explunge all the negatives that th
debate one that goes away. debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage,...
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it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan arrived at a lynchburg, virginia, event with flags flying. >> this is not just an election about more take-home pay or more job creation. it's not just about preventing a debt crisis from turning us into europe. it is about what kind of country we're going to be, what kind of people we're going to be. >> woodruff: and the obama campaign turned to former president clinton in a new web video charging the romney tax plan favors the wealthy. >> i know how this works. because i'm one of those folks. if i get governor romney's 20% income tax cut, you can take away my home mortgage deduction, my
it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice...
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it's not clear the dynamic romney gives 3 great debate performs a not clear the undecide you had will tip to him. i don't know that will happen. some mesa he's acceptable but in the end not quite acceptable enough. >> i agree with everything john. one of the things that's been remarkable to me in the past week, we saw mitt romney not come pain on labor day. i don't want to overstress the appearance factor here. i can't remember the last time that happened mitt romney doesn't embrace the ceremonial aspects of this retail. forfeited fund raising as oppose today campaigning and presenting himself. swing states very, very controlled. i do think this matter. i don't think it can be 1 -- presenting the case right now signature on well over $150 million they're planning on use forking fall tiegz buy. there's so many ads on so many races and so many different entities super pacs campaigns it has to be a clear message to break through. the other message they focused on is this welfare message about the gutting of welfare by president owe become ma. bill clinton did a lot to rebut that. that wa
it's not clear the dynamic romney gives 3 great debate performs a not clear the undecide you had will tip to him. i don't know that will happen. some mesa he's acceptable but in the end not quite acceptable enough. >> i agree with everything john. one of the things that's been remarkable to me in the past week, we saw mitt romney not come pain on labor day. i don't want to overstress the appearance factor here. i can't remember the last time that happened mitt romney doesn't embrace the...
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is going to let the-- mitt romney is going to sort of let the cuts from the debate play all the way through tomorrow morning, not going to get in front of the cameras again until tomorrow afternoon when he holds a rally in virginia and on into the weekend he'll number florida, virginia and florida, of course, being two of the most important swing state in the election this year. >> woodruff: ari shapiro, scott horsily, thankou. you are our eyes and ears on the ground. >> ifill: what do you think about what they said, that obama came in just not to make a mistake? >> scott made a good point about one of the themes obama kept hitting was the secret plans. and one of his finer moments in the campaign was are you keeping them secret because the details are so good, and that was a good moment for obama. i'm not sure there were that many of them. but that was a good moment. i'm not sure your plans are secret are the strongest themes but he did hit on that. >> if you're going to mentio secret plans why not mention other secrets about the governor. i thought both scott and ari read the resp
is going to let the-- mitt romney is going to sort of let the cuts from the debate play all the way through tomorrow morning, not going to get in front of the cameras again until tomorrow afternoon when he holds a rally in virginia and on into the weekend he'll number florida, virginia and florida, of course, being two of the most important swing state in the election this year. >> woodruff: ari shapiro, scott horsily, thankou. you are our eyes and ears on the ground. >> ifill: what...
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sort of negates that and you can imagine an obama-romney debate where romney says let's repeal obama care, and obama says wait,. that's a core issue for a lot of republicans. the second one for a lot of republicans, eye lot of americans, there is a lot more hostility of wall street, and bain capital, he sort of symbolizes that. people will use the fact that he supported the tarp, the wall street bailout, so-called. they will use that against him, and i would say he doesn't generate much enthusiasm as mark said. there's not much hostility but for a nominee astonishingly little enthusiasm. weaknesses to go along with the strengths. >> the problem, to david's point bain capital where he did make his money, or does have his business cred, street cred in business, they were known for closing down companies and downsizing. so at a time when jobs-- i think jobs are going to be big oast issue rather than health care. health care is a core republican galvanizing and organizing principle, but if you're talking about the electorate at large, it really is jobs. >> lehrer: what do you make of sar
sort of negates that and you can imagine an obama-romney debate where romney says let's repeal obama care, and obama says wait,. that's a core issue for a lot of republicans. the second one for a lot of republicans, eye lot of americans, there is a lot more hostility of wall street, and bain capital, he sort of symbolizes that. people will use the fact that he supported the tarp, the wall street bailout, so-called. they will use that against him, and i would say he doesn't generate much...
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. >> two weeks ago, a 19-minute debate between president barack obama and governor mitt romney changed the american election. in a few hours' time, there will hold their second debate. mr. obama hopes he can swing in the race back in his favor. from new york. >> the president has something to prove to 9 in the last debate he seemed disengaged, passionless, and a tired. mitt romney attacked, and he failed to fight back. nearly 17 million americans watched and the opinion polls and narrowed. there is a lot to play for. >> when this started out, it looked like mitt romney thought he could get elected by not being barack obama. after a while, a look like obama could get reelected by not being met romney. it turns out that is not going to work for either of them. they have to give voters an affirmative reason to support them. >> i still fabulous. >> obama has been locked away with his team, preparing. in the past, this format has produced surprises. >> can he get things done? >> undecided voters will pose questions on both domestic and foreign affairs. >> they say the white house romney bla
. >> two weeks ago, a 19-minute debate between president barack obama and governor mitt romney changed the american election. in a few hours' time, there will hold their second debate. mr. obama hopes he can swing in the race back in his favor. from new york. >> the president has something to prove to 9 in the last debate he seemed disengaged, passionless, and a tired. mitt romney attacked, and he failed to fight back. nearly 17 million americans watched and the opinion polls and...
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campaign manager told him what before the debate. >> one thing you see with romney that's really has been so much sharper in the debates this time. when you watch the wide shot, you're the only one of the candidates. i was in the hall the other night for the foreign policy debate. any one of the candidates that stairs intently, turns his body to whoever's been speaking. never takes notes, never refers to notes and he does that we're told to keep himself in the game. to look for opportunities, to think abt when he's about to get whacked. it's a sign, it's a little signify fire -- signifier he's thrown himself in this campaign. he really was it and is willing to do what it takes to do. they actually told us that running for president you' going to be humiliated every day whether it's by us or anyone. whether you wake up thinking i'm going to be humiliated today, it's a lot easier to take. that's what the former governor does. >> charlie: i don't see all this stuff in the morning. >>you don't. >> you shouldn't. every morning has a lot o this. what we're ableto do here was to tell the st
campaign manager told him what before the debate. >> one thing you see with romney that's really has been so much sharper in the debates this time. when you watch the wide shot, you're the only one of the candidates. i was in the hall the other night for the foreign policy debate. any one of the candidates that stairs intently, turns his body to whoever's been speaking. never takes notes, never refers to notes and he does that we're told to keep himself in the game. to look for...
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he has been a pretty skillful debater and has managed through these debates and often been a target to stay above it. and to glide through them. and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've seen him in the past. >> did he go in that way or was he just rattled? >> he was attacked more directly and frontly particularly by perry but also by rick santorum and everybody else. i mean, and so i think perry really got under his skin. particularly when he raised the immigration issue and the question of whether he hired lawn workers who were illegal knowingly. and that was an issue that went back to the 2008 campaign. romney has made a point saying that's old news. 2008, i'm moving on. this is a new campaign. and what rick perry said to him was you know what? that's not off-limits. i'm going
he has been a pretty skillful debater and has managed through these debates and often been a target to stay above it. and to glide through them. and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've...
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if i were the obama white house i would not have liked this debate because mitt romney clearly looked good. secondly herman cain was really fascinating. he just... he's a compelling figure and that see it was good. on the other hand there are a couple things that wilcause him problem, the sales tax among others. thirdedlyly-- and matthew would know more than-- rick perry may have a lot of asset bus debate formats are not one. he was given an opportunity tonight by you and karen and julianna to lk about his economic plan and he chose to talk aut energy and he was given a chance on healthare and he started talking about medicaid waivers after spending the last three orour days trashing romney on romney care. it was rely... not a bad performance just a lackluster performance. >> any reason you can explain that, matthew. >> it tells you when you judge these candidates in a vacuum before they're tested on a national scale. when you run for office... rick perry has won 18 straight races in texas. i was thinking as i was watching it and watched him over the last three debates, rick perry ove
if i were the obama white house i would not have liked this debate because mitt romney clearly looked good. secondly herman cain was really fascinating. he just... he's a compelling figure and that see it was good. on the other hand there are a couple things that wilcause him problem, the sales tax among others. thirdedlyly-- and matthew would know more than-- rick perry may have a lot of asset bus debate formats are not one. he was given an opportunity tonight by you and karen and julianna to...
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romney is behind us. the president is on his own. just weeks ago at the democratic convention he had a nice assist from former president bill clinton. bill clinton has weighed in on this issue. again, it is one thing for you and me to talk about. when bill clinton says something, people start to pay attention. he has weighed in on this and said something i want you to unpack. he has argued that the republicans what the electorate in 2012 to look like the 2010 electorate and not like the 2008 electorate. explain what he meant by thtat. >> if you look at the 2008 electorate, it was a the per se electric, a denver electorate. and it signaled a democrat change in the country and what the electorate will look like going forward in 2016 and beyond. that is why i called the coalition of the ascendant. if you look at 2010, it was an electorate that was older and more conservative. that is why republicans did so well in 2010 and not so well in 2008. clinton said this is not rocket science, that what republicans want to do is they want to make
romney is behind us. the president is on his own. just weeks ago at the democratic convention he had a nice assist from former president bill clinton. bill clinton has weighed in on this issue. again, it is one thing for you and me to talk about. when bill clinton says something, people start to pay attention. he has weighed in on this and said something i want you to unpack. he has argued that the republicans what the electorate in 2012 to look like the 2010 electorate and not like the 2008...
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>> since you mention medicaid, let me ask you to explain what this debate is about. most americans are just starting to tune in to the sprint from labor day to election day. you have these upcoming debates. there is going to be a lot of back-and-forth about medicaid. these charges are going back and forth between the camps. give me your view about what this is about. >> there are two programs -- medicare and medicaid, which is for poor people but also for many seniors who have lost their assets and need medicaid. with medicare, what paul ryan and presumably ryan want to do is to turn medicaid into vouchers. they do not keep up with expenditures in health care costs. with regard to medicaid, they want to turn it over to the states, reduce federal funding so the states do not have any money. the states have rigid budget constraints, and they cannot run deficits, which means medicaid, the program for middle class, elderly people, and everybody that is goingrmpoor, to shrivel to a small portion of what is today. those programs are going to suffer, and the people who rely
>> since you mention medicaid, let me ask you to explain what this debate is about. most americans are just starting to tune in to the sprint from labor day to election day. you have these upcoming debates. there is going to be a lot of back-and-forth about medicaid. these charges are going back and forth between the camps. give me your view about what this is about. >> there are two programs -- medicare and medicaid, which is for poor people but also for many seniors who have lost...
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romney has not even ce out on the debt limitation debate, has he? >> i think he has signed that cap cut pledge but he has been fairly quiet. and in fact i was nawking to one of his top aides the other day and just said you know we're not going toet in the middle of that sausage making -- but if you're not in washington and you don't have to be responsible for it why would you want to put yourself in the middle of it? >> when you ask yourself why can't we do better than 9.2% unemployment, at answer do you find? well, a few diffent on. one wod be- we were talking about a few minutes ago. i believe personalintervention would have made a difference. secondly, we're living in a new world where -- and every corporation has been through it, when the cutbacks come and they look forward to doing it with fewer workers. >> and there may be long-term answers to terms of educating the workforce and educating the once who take advantage of those opportunities and that is the biggest one right there. >> will the coverage be bigger than iwas four years ago. >> the
romney has not even ce out on the debt limitation debate, has he? >> i think he has signed that cap cut pledge but he has been fairly quiet. and in fact i was nawking to one of his top aides the other day and just said you know we're not going toet in the middle of that sausage making -- but if you're not in washington and you don't have to be responsible for it why would you want to put yourself in the middle of it? >> when you ask yourself why can't we do better than 9.2%...
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between ted kennedy and mitt romney, in which mitt romney declared his unswerving commitment to a woman's right to choose, and he did not want to interfere with that. look at where he is now. what more can you say about this? >> wonderful line -- "i am pro- choice, governor romney is multiple choice." >> has anything changed? >> what has changed is the way the country looks at a portion 20 years later. it is the one social issue where the country has moved right. 50% of americans are self- described pro-choice, 10% more than the -- i'm sorry, i got that wrong. half are pro-life, and that is more than the number who are pro-choice, which is a real change from 20 years ago that we saw in that clip. >> in a lot of talk about the economy and women's issues. what did it they not talk about at the convention? >> what they did not talk about what they should a park what is the economy and the deficit. -- what they should have talked about is the economy and the deficit. >> the president mentioned the deficit. >> not to the extent that he should have. he has got to talk about that, when are we go
between ted kennedy and mitt romney, in which mitt romney declared his unswerving commitment to a woman's right to choose, and he did not want to interfere with that. look at where he is now. what more can you say about this? >> wonderful line -- "i am pro- choice, governor romney is multiple choice." >> has anything changed? >> what has changed is the way the country looks at a portion 20 years later. it is the one social issue where the country has moved right. 50%...
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. >> holman: meanwhile republican presidential nominee mitt romney continued debate preparations at a private home in vermont. however he took a quick trip to an appliance store in nearby lebanon, new hampshire, where he spoke with supporters about the needs of small business. wall street hesitated today, after a profit warning from the shipping giant fed-ex. the company said it's being hurt by a slowdown in business-- the latest sign that the global economy is dialing back. that was enough to keep stocks in check. the dow jones industrial average gained 11 points to close at 13,047. the nasdaq fell five points to close at 3,069. the passage of hurricane isaac has exposed oil from the 2010 spill, along the louisiana and alabama coastline. b.p. acknowledged today that the oily tar came from its record- breaking leak at a gulf well site. the tar balls and mats had been buried under sand since then, but re-appeared after the hurricane caused severe beach erosion. louisiana has closed one stretch of beach and restricted fishing. the government of syria came under new pressure today from t
. >> holman: meanwhile republican presidential nominee mitt romney continued debate preparations at a private home in vermont. however he took a quick trip to an appliance store in nearby lebanon, new hampshire, where he spoke with supporters about the needs of small business. wall street hesitated today, after a profit warning from the shipping giant fed-ex. the company said it's being hurt by a slowdown in business-- the latest sign that the global economy is dialing back. that was...
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>> mitt romney will do surprisingly well in the first debate because expectations are so low. >> two parts of spain will break away two months from now and the
>> mitt romney will do surprisingly well in the first debate because expectations are so low. >> two parts of spain will break away two months from now and the
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>> yes i think you are looking at a republican party that is self-destructing on various debate stages across the country, with front running candidates all, each of whom have some decisive flaw, either th santorum they can't appeal beyond their se constituents situate and romney and gingrich who hurl accusations at each other all of which are true. so that is a real problem for the republican party >> rose: and -- >> just, who just gave the rebuttal to the president, daniels who should have been on that stage at some point, you can name any number of serious republicans who ought to have been contenders for the presidency this year, they all ceded the field for a variety of reasons, and this is what you have got, wn a party runs with losers it should expect to lose. >> rose: well, you have been covering florida -- bert, go ahead. >> i would just add, i talked to a top republican they said the good news is w we have a great bench. the bad news is all of thead news is on the bench. >> rose: you are covering the republicans. yes, doris, go ahead. >> i would like to just add, i mean, i th
>> yes i think you are looking at a republican party that is self-destructing on various debate stages across the country, with front running candidates all, each of whom have some decisive flaw, either th santorum they can't appeal beyond their se constituents situate and romney and gingrich who hurl accusations at each other all of which are true. so that is a real problem for the republican party >> rose: and -- >> just, who just gave the rebuttal to the president, daniels...
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debate performance by governor romney did move a lot of numbers around. and that's why it was so important that joe biden stop the momentum in that direction. and everybody's favorite analogy this week was this is like a major league baseball team. it's ok to drop the first game. but if you go down two games in a row, you're in serious trouble. gwen: i wonder why we had baseball analogies. i can't imagine. go nats. and i still want to ask the question about what these candidates do about this? if they know they're neck and neck and got three weeks to go, and they know that two debates in those three weeks, how do you start strategizing, what are they doing, what's different? >> the obama campaign, what they say is that this is always been a football game. that's going to be won by a field goal. not a touchdown. they are working very hard on their ground game. they are supremely confident in their ground game. again, as doyle said, people are already voting. and so i think in the end, that's where the money and -- is going to go. gwen: one of the interesti
debate performance by governor romney did move a lot of numbers around. and that's why it was so important that joe biden stop the momentum in that direction. and everybody's favorite analogy this week was this is like a major league baseball team. it's ok to drop the first game. but if you go down two games in a row, you're in serious trouble. gwen: i wonder why we had baseball analogies. i can't imagine. go nats. and i still want to ask the question about what these candidates do about this?...
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with romney about -- >> rose: the shorthand is -- the romney campaign, the conventional wisdom, the conventional wisdom is now if in fact governor romney can make this a referendum on the obama economic performance he wins, do you accept that? >> no, yes, he would but, but he has a lot else going on but what he said zero on the job numbers this was a kick in the guts of the middle class, so he put it into the frame of the middle class, we want that, that is accepting what the president is saying, is that the future of the middle class is what this election is about and when we move to the future, on any choice you want to make about how to go forward, obama -- >> rom in i have a very, very defined challenger right now, and people, people basically, the narrative on romney is he is pretty strong, i mean,. >> rose: you believe it is beyond an opportunity for him to define himself? >> well, i am not going to say that, you know, he has got -- he has never done it as governor, he has whole parts of his life, governor, because of healthcare, religion, because of mormon, there is a whole b
with romney about -- >> rose: the shorthand is -- the romney campaign, the conventional wisdom, the conventional wisdom is now if in fact governor romney can make this a referendum on the obama economic performance he wins, do you accept that? >> no, yes, he would but, but he has a lot else going on but what he said zero on the job numbers this was a kick in the guts of the middle class, so he put it into the frame of the middle class, we want that, that is accepting what the...
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a lot of things went right for the debate in denver. i think they also really feel that him going back to what they see as his moderate and pragmatic massachusetts' route was a winner for them with the voters. i think they will double down on that. tavis: it was about foreign policy exclusively but it doesn't mean that it won't come up tomorrow night. in answer to some question, whether it is relevant or not, he is going to get that yen. what is your sense over the last few days about what they think they are making on the libya issue and what they are trying to hide? >> and the president is playing a bad hand here. at the facts are bad. the administration has not satisfactorily accounted for what happened. we don't know if it was an intelligence failure, some kind of a cover-up, the stories have changed. most voters don't care and are focused on issues that are closer to home. i think it is all of the governor romney. seizing on this issue, as with the case with a lot of foreign policy issues, tried to use it as a metaphor for strength
a lot of things went right for the debate in denver. i think they also really feel that him going back to what they see as his moderate and pragmatic massachusetts' route was a winner for them with the voters. i think they will double down on that. tavis: it was about foreign policy exclusively but it doesn't mean that it won't come up tomorrow night. in answer to some question, whether it is relevant or not, he is going to get that yen. what is your sense over the last few days about what they...
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of the cycle, it is a kind of rivetting dramatic thing. >> rose: mitt romney. when you look at romney we had a series of things come up, he was on i guess meet the press on sunday talking about this. what emerges on the part of this man who also had a certain confidence in himself, because he had been very successful in business, and he had been governor an there is some reservation about running. >> yeah. >> rose: himself. >> i think the most, there is so many, there is small, there is discreet nuggets and headlines but one of the overarching things hardly no one has focused on the book so far is the extraordinary kind of ambivalence he shows throughout the process, ambivalence about getting in, ambivalence about how to proceed at certain times, gas receive at this in the face of challenges, over and over again, he is almost the opposite of the guy with kind of the fire burning in his belly who is determined to run, determined to win, do whatever it takes, i mean, there are a series of things in the book where, you know, particularly late in the campaign, wher
of the cycle, it is a kind of rivetting dramatic thing. >> rose: mitt romney. when you look at romney we had a series of things come up, he was on i guess meet the press on sunday talking about this. what emerges on the part of this man who also had a certain confidence in himself, because he had been very successful in business, and he had been governor an there is some reservation about running. >> yeah. >> rose: himself. >> i think the most, there is so many, there is...
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the second thing interesting about romney he's so insistently aggressive at debates. the moment i was reminded of they were talking about gun control in a debate against ted kennedy in massachusetts what they were competing for the senate seat. kennedy says i know about guns, referring to his family's tragedies. most candidates would withdraw and not go there. romney went there and said you always fall back on that. that's not going to work here. that's a pretty aggressive can n debater. >> woodruff: what does governor romney has to accomplish? >> he has to forget likeability. he will never compete on likeability-- >> woodruff: you said forget likeability? >> forget trying to be as likable as the president. that is not his forte. the president had great respect for john mccain. he didn't think he should be president, but he had great respect. he doesn't feel that way toward mitt romney. he has to-- mitt romney ought to be in with a little bit of confidence, judy, because the fact that he's had a terrible two weeks by a twoo 1 margin polls people feel the information t
the second thing interesting about romney he's so insistently aggressive at debates. the moment i was reminded of they were talking about gun control in a debate against ted kennedy in massachusetts what they were competing for the senate seat. kennedy says i know about guns, referring to his family's tragedies. most candidates would withdraw and not go there. romney went there and said you always fall back on that. that's not going to work here. that's a pretty aggressive can n debater....
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>> yes, the first debate made an enormous difference in the campaign, allowing mitt romney to reintroduce himself with no opposition on the part of the president as massachusetts reasonable mitt. gone was the saber-rattling mitt route, the suspec -- round up the suspects mitt and send them to caracas. [laughter] he became reasonable, intelligent, boys. forget the cayman islands and the swiss bank accounts. that did change the race. frank bruni of "the new york times" made a telling point -- the first debate was important because it may president obama more truculent in the next debates, and he overcompensated for his miserable performance in the first debate trying to catch up. >> a parolee michael bloomberg did not care about the debates but he did care about -- apparently michael bloomberg did not care about the debates but he did care about sandy and he gave the president his endorsement. >> the reason he gave the endorsement was climate change, which he sees as an important issue and at least the president has taken note of it and that has not happened on the other side. >> bloomberg
>> yes, the first debate made an enormous difference in the campaign, allowing mitt romney to reintroduce himself with no opposition on the part of the president as massachusetts reasonable mitt. gone was the saber-rattling mitt route, the suspec -- round up the suspects mitt and send them to caracas. [laughter] he became reasonable, intelligent, boys. forget the cayman islands and the swiss bank accounts. that did change the race. frank bruni of "the new york times" made a...
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clinton: join the debate by saying more crazy things. reporter: it is 2012, you have barack obama and mitt romney shaking hands or six seconds. -- for six seconds. four years later, if this feels unprecedented, maybe it is. maybe we shouldn't he so surprised. if you look at direct attacks on character and leadership, they have been going up steadily since the 1960 debates. reporter: that is according to research. he has plotted 2 graphs that put clinton into a historical context. one is direct attacks on character and leadership. it is going up. the other is the number of indirect attacks. the more subtle genteel attacks are going down. in the early debates, personal attacks revolved around policy. >> senator kennedy suggested we lack compassion for the poor. reporter: why did attacks started getting more personal? the debates have become as much about entertainment as education. mr. trump: why aren't you bringing up the e-mails? forhey're trying to make interesting television to watch. it is not necessarily always enlightening for the p
clinton: join the debate by saying more crazy things. reporter: it is 2012, you have barack obama and mitt romney shaking hands or six seconds. -- for six seconds. four years later, if this feels unprecedented, maybe it is. maybe we shouldn't he so surprised. if you look at direct attacks on character and leadership, they have been going up steadily since the 1960 debates. reporter: that is according to research. he has plotted 2 graphs that put clinton into a historical context. one is direct...
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more like a duel than a debate. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension; it's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long. >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. thank you. >> reporter: it is moments like these that make the town hall meeting, the most unpredictable, and for the candidates, the riskiest format of all. and a reminder for this evening, stay with "pbs newshour" for coverage of the second presidential debate from st. louis between donald trump and hillary clinton, live across the country at 9 p.m. eastern, right here on pbs. >> brangham: hurricane matthew has been downgraded to a post- tropical cyclone and has now moved out over the atlantic ocean. but it carved a trail of damage and flooding from florida to north carolina and caused at least 19 deaths. at the height of the storm, almost three million people in the southeast were without power. north carolina was the last and hardest state to be hit...with some areas experiencing record floodwaters the ci
more like a duel than a debate. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension; it's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long. >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney. thank you. >> reporter: it is moments like these that make the town hall meeting, the most unpredictable, and for the candidates, the riskiest format of all. and a reminder for this evening, stay with "pbs newshour" for coverage of the second...
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it's a romney budget. and that's what i'm looking forward to being a part of the debate in. >> reporter: for hochul, the ryan budget is a political opportunity. >> the ryan budget last year, when they were trying to privatize social security and turn it into a voucher program, it allowed me to show the crystal clear differences between myself and my opponent, a year and a half ago. and the person i'm running against this time, has not only said-- his words are, the ryan budget doesn't go far enough. >> reporter: these arguments are likely to have an impact well beyond a few congressional races. lawmakers are at an impasse and answers to these big questions. what to do about debt, spending and medicare for the next generations will hinge on what voters decide in november. >> brown: while on the ground for this piece, we captured some voices from upstate new york as part of our "listen to me" project. you'll find those on our politics page. and we'll bring you more "battleground dispatches" in these final we
it's a romney budget. and that's what i'm looking forward to being a part of the debate in. >> reporter: for hochul, the ryan budget is a political opportunity. >> the ryan budget last year, when they were trying to privatize social security and turn it into a voucher program, it allowed me to show the crystal clear differences between myself and my opponent, a year and a half ago. and the person i'm running against this time, has not only said-- his words are, the ryan budget...
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. >> rose: define the difference between the president and governor romney and what this debate ought to be about. >> well the difference is the role of government in our lives and in creating an environment where we can get back on track economically. that's the driving issues, those two issues of size and scope of government, and then how, the role government plays in creating sustained economic growth. it's huge differences of opinion on that, and i think that's where the campaign plays out. president obama is making a case that economic security trumps everything else and is saying i think it's a false choice but he's saying if we redistribute wealth more people will benefit through government receiving the chance to be secure in their economic livelihood. governor romney's approach is the one that's more traditional in our country which is to say we need to create a climate of opportunity where people succeed and fail with government playing a role in building capacity, playing a role in providing security from a national level, creating a role for infrastructure but not trying t
. >> rose: define the difference between the president and governor romney and what this debate ought to be about. >> well the difference is the role of government in our lives and in creating an environment where we can get back on track economically. that's the driving issues, those two issues of size and scope of government, and then how, the role government plays in creating sustained economic growth. it's huge differences of opinion on that, and i think that's where the...
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on october 3, 2012, obama met mitt romney in denver for their first debate. it was a disaster. president obama: are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us in this mess or do we embrace a new economic patriotism? katty: obama was distracted, he gave the impression he didn't want to be there. stephanie cutter was the deputy campaign manager. >> it was pretty clear we were losing not just by what we were watching on tv but the commentary we were seeing develop. for the first time, twitter was a decisive factor for how that debate was covered. we knew what we were dealing with. we started charting out how we were going to make changes even before the debate ended. katty: president obama recovered in later debates but those around him suggested one big problem in denver was that he underestimated his opponent. political scientists don't agree how much the debates actually help you win the white house. the polls are inconclusive. what they do know is that it will be box office must-see television, and don't expect the candidates to play it saf
on october 3, 2012, obama met mitt romney in denver for their first debate. it was a disaster. president obama: are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us in this mess or do we embrace a new economic patriotism? katty: obama was distracted, he gave the impression he didn't want to be there. stephanie cutter was the deputy campaign manager. >> it was pretty clear we were losing not just by what we were watching on tv but the commentary we were...